Language Classes in Washington, DC

This level is for absolute beginners or for individuals who would like to review the basics of the Spanish language. What you should know before you enroll: No prior experience with the language is required. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: Recite the Spanish alphabet Correctly pronounce Spanish words Identify dozens of Spanish-English...

This class will use storytelling to help you learn how to talk about what you did yesterday with the preterit tense, express what you used to do with the imperfect tense and describe your life experiences with the present perfect and past perfect tenses. Book: ​Spanish Demystified Note: Class materials will be emailed to the students one week...

This is a vocabulary building class that will significantly build the student's overall lexicon on all matters related to the verbs ser and estar. Students will learn how to differentiate between these two pesky verbs when talking about professions, personal characteristics, telling time, family members, location, conditions and emotions, what's happening...

This class is intended for those who have conquered the indicative tenses and are ready to learn how to express doubt, uncertainty, wishes, wants and desires with the present subjunctive tense. Books: Spanish Demystified & El Subjuntivo 1 Note: Class materials will be emailed to the students one week prior to the commencement of the course. ...

This course will review the language, arts, culture, gastronomy, literature, music and sports of one of our favorite Spanish-speaking countries: Argentina! Be prepared to expand your vocabulary and amplify your speaking skills through this engaging reading and conversational course that will make you want to pack your bags for Buenos Aires. Note: ...

A continuation of the A2 level class Conversations and Tasks, this class will teach you how to successfully complete a variety of tasks, such as planning an overseas trip, expressing pain and discomfort to the doctor, ordering a meal at a restaurant, relaying messages over the phone, purchasing clothing, interviewing a potential employee, and much...

This class is great for people who want to improve their communication skills and increase their vocabulary through intelligent and fun group debates while studying the culture of Spanish speakers around the world. This class is not grammar focused, so students should already be fairly comfortable with all of the indicative tenses and somewhat familiar...

Italian Language: Intermediate Review

This class will answer all of those grammatical questions you've had but not addressed in your previous classes. In this course we will talk about events that will take place in the future tense, express what may occur with the conditional tense, incorporate direct and indirect object pronouns to talk about him, her and ​us, learn the vast uses...

Students who have completed Level 2 OR have some vocabulary and a grasp of grammar

Proficiency in Italian will be enhanced through refined idiomatic expressions and more advanced grammar patterns

We all want to live life in the present—but sometimes we need to talk about the past. Spanish 3 is for you if you can say most things in the present tense and are ready to expand your knowledge into the past. You'll also get into various forms of slang that’ll make you sound like a native. Here's what to expect: Know before you go You should...

We get it, you don’t know anything more than “ooh la la” and “fromage,” or maybe you’ve taken a decade off. Either way, you’re ready for that all to change with French 1. This class is perfect for you if you're completely new to the language and you want to get the basics down to start speaking conversational French. Here's what to expect...

We get it, you don’t know anything more than “tacos” and “margarita,” or maybe you’ve taken a decade off. Either way, you’re ready to change all that with Spanish 1. This class is perfect for you if you're completely new to the language and you want to get the basics down to start speaking conversational Spanish. Here's what to expect:...

Students with no prior knowledge of the Italian language will communicate in simple, everyday situations. Course includes practice in reading, writing and basic work in grammar.